"After a long period of word-of-mouth fermentation, the low-cost thriller "Buried Alive" with good reputation will be released tomorrow. Before that, Amy will unlock more information for you today..."

"...So I really like the rhythm of the story in "Buried Alive". As far as I know, this is the work of a new director. And the male lead may be very unexpected to you, he is from "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon"

"Luo Xiaohu is played by Lin Hao."

"I would give it eight points. It is a very interesting movie. Reversal and development..."

"The plot of the movie "Buried Alive" may be the biggest highlight, but it is also more than that. My biggest experience watching the movie in the theater is actually that the actors are very good. Because this movie does not have any soundtrack, and the lighting in most cases only has one

He only has a mobile phone, so if an actor wants to bring everyone into the role based on his acting skills alone, I would give the male lead’s performance 4 and a half stars.”

"My good friend took me to see it, but I really want to say: Craven, I like this movie very much, thank you for your recommendation!"

...

Maybe it's because "Buried Alive" adapted two excellent thrillers and suspense movies together, so it's really good enough; maybe it's because there weren't many competitors during the release time, and Lionsgate's PR is great; or maybe it's just like Craven.

Such audiences feel that its form is unprecedented.

In short, on the day "Buried Alive" was released, Lin Hao saw reports about it in many newspapers. The media still supported this movie that has been gaining reputation for a long time, and most of them praised it.

In fact, Lionsgate didn't invest that much money in publicity, and many tabloid film critics spontaneously recommended it.

Lionsgate's main goal is to arrange movies for theaters.

This point is more expensive than newspaper publicity: newspapers are an unknown at best, but theaters actually mean everything!

Fortunately, Lionsgate is quite powerful and has acquired more than 1,500 theaters. Although the cost of "Buried Alive" is not high, this kind of movie has an inherent advantage: other movies do not like those midnight shows and those after 9 o'clock.

But for horror and suspense films, it is the most popular time for its audience to watch them!

Therefore, on the day of its release, "Buried Alive" earned a first-day box office of US$2.55 million. It reported a box office of 4 million on Saturday and a very small drop of 2.87 million on Sunday, ranking third in the first weekend box office with about 9 million.

"Hahaha Dafa Shi", a comedy with all black actors, was released at the same time. Although the audience was not in conflict with them, it won the first place with 20 million.

"My Big Fat Greek Wedding", which has already grossed over 100 million US dollars, maintained its second place with US$11 million.

The third "Buried Alive" takes into account the cost and audience, taxes and miscellaneous expenses, and then eliminates the publicity expenses that are neither high nor low...

Already made a lot of money.

What's more, according to box office predictions given by some organizations, the North American box office of "Buried Alive" can be 30 million US dollars, and the global box office can be 40 to 50 million US dollars.

It shocked the European and American film industry...well, it's not that big of a deal.

But it is true that the market for European and American thriller movies was not booming at this time. Most of these movies did not have much depth, and there was nothing more than blood and broken limbs. But they seemed to have seen it in "Buried Alive" and Lin Hao.

More possibilities.

Oriental thinking...

So when Lin Hao thought it was another ordinary day, he came downstairs and saw a bunch of people coming downstairs. These people were all holding notebooks and bringing beautiful women, and some even took cash, real cash!

...

"Good morning, Mr. Lin."

"...Good morning."

Lin Hao, who had never seen it before, watched the buddy stop him to say hello, and then opened the black box with bundles of Benjamin Franklin. The buddy wearing sunglasses had a cool look on his face:

"If you are willing to film for us, the money will be yours."

Lin Hao was a little confused, and this was not the most exaggerated thing.

There was a fairly large company that wanted to tailor-make a crew for him. Lin Hao ignored him. As a result, the person in charge just waited for him at the door for four hours, and then when Lin Hao finally came downstairs,

He didn't complain at all.

Chasing after Lin Hao, trying to win over him.

After being rejected, she shamelessly pestered him.

That attitude is nothing like the middle management of a movie company. It is tougher than the people who sell financial products. To exaggerate, it can be said to be like that of a grandson.

Is there more? There is more!

This time the company is working with Lionsgate, and the new person in charge is not much different in how he pleases Lin Hao.

Really!

Didn't Lin Hao negotiate with Lions Gate for a long time, and finally signed the contract after the filming? For this reason, judging from the current situation, the gambling agreement signed by Lions Gate will make a lot less money... So the company

It's a different person, and his attitude is also full of enthusiasm.

Even CAA's Lawrence flew back to Los Angeles overnight on Saturday and rushed to a hotel nearby.

As for why?

"Because my dearest customer, Mr. Lin, may need me to help him a little."

Lawrence, who brought the coffee to him, directly slapped Lin Hao's statement in the face that "CAA doesn't have a nanny service." It's all because you don't have enough coffee spots...

No, it’s because the benefits it brings to them are not enough.

...

At nine o'clock on Monday night, Lin Hao and James Wan went to a small celebration party prepared by Lions Gate.

Lionsgate is now chasing Lin Hao very closely, mainly to prevent Lin Hao from flying off and catching up with other big names in the film industry. Therefore, Bruce, the person in charge, is asking Lin Hao for cooperation in different ways.

After various offensives, it was finally finalized.

Hollywood is really a money society, everything depends on data.

"Yeah, that's the truth."

Compared with Lin Hao, who is highly sought after, he is actually not a big deal as a director. Lin Hao is highly sought after because he is a leading actor, producer, and screenwriter. As a small director, he is basically a foil.

If Lin Hao hadn't taken him with him, he would have been kicked away. Wen Ziren looks at the box office sales of his movies these days, but his mood is low. In fact, this is the current situation of young directors.

Then he heard the person next to him say:

"Don't worry, I'll still look for you in my next movie."

"...!!"

"That's right, I'm still looking for you." Lin Hao patted him on the shoulder: "I'm still waiting for you and Whannell's new script, so I can't please the director in advance?"

"But..."

Then he casually brought over two glasses of champagne from the side: "Okay, if one day you have this opportunity, just support me like you do now. It is too difficult for Asians to get along in Hollywood."

"...It's too difficult." Wen Ziren felt a little confused.

Happiness comes too suddenly.

Originally, he was surrounded by a bunch of people the day before yesterday, but it turned out that Lionsgate announced the new film project "Buried Alive 2" the day before yesterday, and the director was not him.

So the day before yesterday, this group of people disappeared!

The cooperation that was agreed upon was gone!

I called the bosses but they didn't answer. Yesterday I went to the company to find them and called the front desk and said they didn't recognize them.

And just tonight, everything turned around again.

Lin Hao announced at the celebration reception that he will continue to work with Lionsgate on a new film. It will not be a sequel to "Buried Alive". The series will be starred by the previously announced person, and he will be a producer...well, a nominal one.

The new film will continue to work with director James Wan, who will continue to play the starring role of screenwriter and producer.

That night, the company bosses came to the party one after another. Wen Ziren asked him why you didn't answer the phone last time? I'm sorry for the truth. James, I'll punish myself with three drinks. If someone has no excuse, he just says: Tell the truth.

I can't help it, this is the way of survival in Hollywood, and competition in Hollywood is such a survival law.

...

James Wan may still be facing the impact of Hollywood, but Lin Hao is not particularly surprised.

After finalizing the intention with "Lions Gate", there is actually nothing left to save. It's just that he is the absolute protagonist of this celebration banquet. When he leaves, the whole banquet will be at least half cold, so I can only deal with it slowly for a while, then go in and hide.

A pure one.

He is also going to South Korea to film a movie soon.

As a result, as soon as I came in to take a rest this time, I saw Lawrence bringing someone over: "Boss, let me introduce to you. This is the famous director James Mangold."

How about you say people will survive?

Follow the domestic employees and change their name to boss.

"Hello, Director James Mangold, I am Lin Hao, nice to meet you." The main purpose has been achieved. Lawrence went through the banquet like a butterfly to win over and introduce him: and this person is an unexpected one.

happiness.

They came here on their own, on a temporary basis.

"Me too."

Mangold smiled. He admired this performance and thought the new play was very suitable, so he took the initiative to come to the door. So he didn't put on airs and got straight to the point this time: "That's it, I have a new play in my hand."

I want you to star in the play."

"Oh, great, what kind of show is it?"

Lin Hao was not surprised. In fact, he had received many invitations. To be honest, he didn't know much about the director James Mangold.

"To put it simply, this is a story that takes place in a hotel. A storm cuts them off from the outside world, and everything falls into the unknown."

Finally, he added: "But if you want to see the specific script, I think we need a quiet room and sign a confidentiality contract."
Chapter completed!